Today Is Last Day to Register Online for BizBash New York Expo on Wednesday

October 20, 2009

You have until 6:30 p.m. today to register online for our big event this week. Tomorrow—Wednesday, October 21—is the New York edition of the BizBash Expo & Awards, at the Javits Center.

In addition to keynotes by architect David Rockwell, designer David Stark, and BizBash editor in chief Chad Kaydo, the show will include a full day of conference sessions and end with the announcement of the winners of our annual Event Style Awards. (The finalists are listed here.) We'll also be inducting three new members into our Hall of Fame: the Robin Hood Foundation, Anthony Napoli of Briggs Inc., and Katharine Stapleton, executive director of the greater New York chapters of Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International and Meeting Professionals International.

Among the recently added attractions are three book signings and a Twitter lounge (a place to tweet and see what others are tweeting about the show). Full details are at bizbashnewyorkexpo.com.

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